"It is horrible. I mean, it just keeps happening and nobody will fix it," said Thelma Jordan, owner of Fairmont Liquors.

Jordan said this is the fifth time in three years the area has flooded.

"That was my retirement, and I've had to put everything I have into it so I can keep it going so I have something to sell," she said.

Jordan estimates the loss this time at $200,000. She said she does not have flood insurance because the cost of insuring her business is too high.

A nearby car wash was also submerged.

Jordan said she believes the recent flooding problem stems from a broken culvert at a business across the street in Sugar Creek.

"There was a culvert that broke, and he tried to get Sugar Creek to fix it, and they said it was not their problem. So he filled it with gravel, which absolutely blocked the water," Jordan said.

The owner of the business declined requests for an interview.

The mayor of Sugar Creek, Mike Larson, released a statement that read in part:

"It is most unfortunate this situation continues, but the City of Sugar Creek maintains that this is a problem on private property. However, the City of Sugar Creek has met with MoDOT and the City of Independence within the past two months to determine how this flooding situation can be remedied for the benefit of all concerned."